England's domestic scene is set for a bigger shake-up than first thought. Pic: Getty

With so much confusion in the ranks already it's no surprise the announcement caught players off guard.

Under the proposal, each team will face 15 standard six-ball overs before a 10-ball over completes the innings.

The ECB claimed the idea was "fresh and exciting" and "will appeal to a younger audience and attract new fans" to cricket.

But that was a reasoning many cricketers found hard to swallow.

Despite failing to see a need for the new format, Michael Vaughan came around – if only for one main reason.

As if the general public didn’t understand cricket enough in the current formats, we go and add another one. Not sure what’s wrong with 2020 and why we’re trying to get funky🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️The longer form of the game is what needs spicing up, not the shorter form ..

Not sure about this new franchise idea in 2020... only a 40 ball difference from a normal t20 game...Which would save around 15mins per innings roughly. It will be interesting to see if the fans are that bothered on a game finishing 30/40mins quicker than usual??